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Logic Studio (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Try these Music Technology exercises to test your creativity or give them to your music technology students. I originally developed these projects as part of my Music Technology class at Murray State University. They helped developed both skills and creativity in the classroom. These are each worded exactly as given to the students. Feel free to borrow and improve on these assignments in your studio. MIDI EXERCISE Using a variety of musical and nonmusical sound samples and MIDI instruments, create two 2-5 minute compositions demonstrating: 1) Musicality  2) Originality 3) Variation 4) Use of 8 separate MIDI tracks (minimum) each song 5) Concept 6) Professional/Concert Quality 7) Use of at least 1 audio files (of any length) each song The two compositions must be of entirely different styles and should be concert quality material. Finished composition must be burned to a CD using a high-quality audio file and u...

Hello Everyone, As we get ready to take a break for Christmas , I thought I would share one of the projects I worked on this semester. It is a relaxation album specifically for mothers and children , but it also is very relaxing for just about anyone. There is a free download of the entire album here : http://www.easyeartraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/RelaxationPlayer/ Angels Take Flight The flowing rhythms and melodies of the marimba embrace you and your child in a warm auditory embrace. Fluid melodies, repeating, enclosed within circles of luscious synthesized chords, send you into a heavenly realm of sweet slumber. Eva Sleeps Tonight The simple melody of the lullaby, sparse and innocent, conjures up feelings and emotions associated with sleep and childhood. Single notes play together like children. Before the Dawn Soothing arpeggios and orchestral strains greet your ears with pleasing chords and a melody that wanders and wavers...

Now for some music basics. Treble clef For higher pitched instruments Bass Clef Lower pitched instruments Class Rhythm Exercise: Divide up into groups of four. Each group needs to come up with a two minute musical work to perform in class. You may use standard music notation or a hybrid graphic notation and music notation style. You will have 20-30 minutes to write and practice your piece before you perform it in class. You can use any instrument, sound, or voice at your disposal. Perform the piece in front of the class. Turn in the music at the end of your performance with each group member's name on the paper to receive credit (worth 30 points). CHORDS (In Class Piano Demonstration) Major Chords Minor Chords Seventh Chords Major Seventh Chords Whole Tone Scale Minor Second Related articles How to Tune Your Guitar with Your iPhone (iphone.appstorm.net) The perfect movie soundtrack: Hans Zimmer - Inception (netnewmusic.net)